painful

Painful is a related term of wretched.

As adjectives the difference between painful and wretched

is that painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental while wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

Painful is a related term of agonising.

As an adjective painful

is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

As a verb agonising is

.

As a noun agonising is

.

As adjectives the difference between painful and heartbreaking

is that painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental while heartbreaking is that causes great grief, anguish or distress.

As a noun heartbreaking is

the breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.

Painful is a synonym of dire.

As an adjective painful

is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

As a verb dire is

.

Scarred is a related term of painful.

As a verb scarred

is (scar).

As an adjective painful is

causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

Cutting is a related term of painful.

As adjectives the difference between cutting and painful

is that cutting is (not comparable) that is used for cutting while painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

As a verb cutting

is .

As a noun cutting

is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .

Keen is a related term of painful.

As adjectives the difference between keen and painful

is that keen is showing a quick and ardent willingness or responsiveness, enthusiastic, eager; interested, intense while painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

As a verb keen

is (rare) to sharpen; to make cold or keen can be to utter a keen.

As a noun keen

is a prolonged wail for a deceased person.

As adjectives the difference between painstaking and painful

is that painstaking is carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure while painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

As a noun painstaking

is the application of careful and attentive effort.